Sex impacts outcome in minimally invasive surgery of the ascending aorta: a propensity score matched analysis.

J Cardiothorac Surg · 2026 · PMC13235185 · PMID 42231440

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.081so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Nonetheless, it is noticeable that postoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-support was needed in three cases among women (2.5%) in the matched population, while no case occurred among men, although this difference did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.081).

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